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Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 951

Bill Croft (Stanford University)
John Gilmore (Sun Microsystems)
September 1985

### BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL (BOOTP)

### 1. Status of this Memo

This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

### Table of Contents

1. Status of this Memo
2. Overview
3. Packet Format
4. Chicken / Egg Issues
5. Client Use of ARP
6. Comparison to RARP
7. Packet Processing

7.1. Client Transmission
7.2. Client Retransmission Strategy
7.3. Server Receives BOOTREQUEST
7.4. Server/Gateway Receives BOOTREPLY
7.5. Client Reception

8. Booting Through Gateways
9. Sample BOOTP Server Database
10. Acknowledgements
REFERENCES

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